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Yes. HGT is most common among bacteria, which have three separate mechanisms for transferring genetic material: conjugation, transduction and transformation. HGT involving bacteria and higher organisms, such as plants and animals, also appears to occur, but it is so rare scientists have not been able to detect it under natural conditions.
